Differential Response Taskforce
The purpose of the taskforce is to develop an operational plan for Differential Response in Santa Barbara County. The plan will provide suggestions for implemention, as well as recommendations for informing and engaging the public.

Taskforce Consultants
Barbara D'Incau, Ph.D.
Barbara J. D’Incau, Ph.D., is a Consulting Educational Psychologist working in the Tri-Counties Region of Southern California. She is the founder and director of ChildSource, a consortium of health, education, and social services providers working to promote, develop, and evaluate systems of care for children, youth, families, and communities. Dr. D’Incau specializes in the evaluation and treatment of individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities, perinatal drug/alcohol exposure, and emotional and behavioral disorders. She served as the Grant Writer and Program Evaluator for the $1.2 million Project PODER – Promoting Opportunities to Develop Educational Resilience, a 3-year primary prevention and early intervention project for Oxnard School District, funded by the U.S. Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools. Dr. D’Incau has held Adjunct Professor positions in the Counseling/Clinical/School Psychology Department at University of California, Santa Barbara and in Education and Psychology at California Lutheran University. She maintains a bilingual (Spanish/English) private practice in Educational and School Psychology.

Lois Phillips, Ph.D.
Lois Phillips, PhD was the founder of Antioch University Santa Barbara and executive director for 11 years; her final role was as Director of Institutional Advancement for Antioch SoCal. In her consulting practice, she works on professional/staff/leadership development assignments with individuals or teams, facilitates Board Retreats for the non profit and educational sector, and she has facilitated Commission and Task Force meetings for Strategic Planning purposes or to help these groups reach consensus and resolve conflicts. She also provides consultation and evaluation services to the non profit sector. As a professional conference speaker, she is the co-author of Women Seen and Heard about male/female differences in public communication and trains clients both in the public and private sector in Delivering dynamic public presentations and Mastering media skills.

Dates: Taskforce Meetings with Consultants
All taskforce meetings are held at the St. Inez Mission in Solvang. Please print agenda and related materials beforehand.

Documents & Links of Interest

Taskforce Members
Carolyn Contreras, Families and Children Manager, Community Action Commission
Scott Deupree, Chief Probation Officer, Santa Barbara County
Suzanne Grimmesey-Kirk, Division Chief, Children's Division, ADHMS Santa Barbara County
Anna Kokotovic, Executive Director, CALM
Nancy Madsen, Director, Human Services Commission & CAPC Co-Chair, Santa Barbara County
Cindy Nott, Division Chief, Child Welfare Services, Santa Barbara County
Megan Riker-Rhineschild, Victim Witness Assistance Program, DA Office, Santa Barbara County
Patricia Wheatley, Director, Santa Barbara County Children and Families Commission
Katharina Zulliger, KIDS Network Coordinator & CAPC Co-Chair, Santa Barbara County